Meaning of zaguán

zaguán: In Colombia it is a corridor or corridor. It is a narrow path surrounded by walls and usually lies after the main entrance or door and leads to the living room (or reception) or to the dining room.; It is called the space between the entrance door of a house and the cancel door that gives access to the interior. It is usually a corridor, although the name includes the hall, the foyer, the antechamber, or any covered space immediately at the entrance. It has its origin in the Arabic 1571; 1587; 1591; 1608; 1575; 1606; 1577; ( Astuana "pillar , column" ), since in its Spanish architecture the hallway was open and communicated with the courtyard of the columns; that is why even in some places the hallway is the same access gate.; In Mexico, is a large, metal or wood, at the entrance of a House, and that it can be opened to give access to the car